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2014 March for Babies in Rockland County

Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies.

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Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, warms up with other participants before the start of the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. Hundreds of people took part in the five-mile walk, which ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, warms up with other participants before the start of the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. Hundreds of people took part in the five-mile walk, which ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Elected officials, from left, New York State Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, Rockland County Executive Ed Day, and Orangetown Supervisor Andy Stewart headed the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. Hundreds of people took part in the five-mile walk, which ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Craig Seyffer of Wyckoff, N.J. pulls his daughter Kate, 5, left, and friend Julia DeMasi, 5, as they joined hundreds of participants in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. Julia DeMasi is among a set of triplets who were born at 28 weeks, and weighed just 2.8 pounds at birth. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

John Tarant of Outrageous Pets in Chestnut Ridge shows off an armadillo to children before the start of the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. Hundreds of people took part in the five-mile walk that ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Girls warm up before the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. Hundreds of people took part in the five-mile walk that ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Children reach out to pet an Albino Reticulated Python being held by John Tarant of Outrageous Pets in Chestnut Ridge before the start of the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. Hundreds of people took part in the five-mile walk that ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Sabrina Hecker, 11, of Suffern, pets an Albino Reticulated Python being held by John Tarant of Outrageous Pets in Chestnut Ridge before the start of the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. Hundreds of people took part in the five-mile walk that ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Kris Carpenter of Haverstraw pushes his daughter Michaela, 2, while his wife Dana pushes their son Alexander, 6, as they joined hundreds of participants in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. Alexander was born one month premature. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Hundreds of people took part in the 2014 March of Dimes March for Babies at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River May 4, 2014. The five-mile walk ran through the streets of Pearl River. Organizers hoped to raise $90,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and supports the issue of premature babies. Seth Harrison/The Journal News